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Surry vs Epping vs Alstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Alstead has the oldest population (median age 56).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Surry | Epping | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,052Lowest |
7,430Highest |
1,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+11.1% NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.1Lowest 3% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Alstead and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7% NH: 40.6% |
37%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Surry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$64,526±$11kLowest 35% below NH |
| Surry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$436,900±$35kHighest 9% above NH |
$271,600±$37kLowest 33% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,742±$576Lowest 17% above NH |
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| Surry and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,384 4% below NH |
$6,936Highest 4% above NH |
$5,322Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±74.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
8.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
76%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1989Highest 10 yrs newer than NH |
1973Lowest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below NH |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Epping School District | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.